Linda Bason and Deana Hillock checked into the HTR campground on July 3 for a mother-daughter weekend. The next morning, the Kerrville camp was destroyed.

"We are at Camp Lakamaga today, and this is our third day of Power Girls Camp," Marisa Williams, CEO of Girl Scouts River Valleys, said. "A lot of folks think about Girl Scouts and they think cookies, camps and crafts, and we are so much more than that. This is like a supercharged craft, though, when I think about it."

It's summer camp season, and one Charlotte woman is offering a group of girls the chance to build sisterhood while learning to twist, twirl, and tie.

Power Girls camp introduces girls to careers in the skilled trades, fields traditionally dominated by men and encourages them to explore career pathways that don't require a four-year college degree.

Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw his pregnant wife airlifted from the Texas property because of a deluge, prompting him to repeatedly urge better warning systems in his flood-prone Kerr County.

There’s a musical summer camp that really rocks. It’s called “Girls Rock Vegas.” Even if they’ve never picked up an instrument, these young women don’t skip a beat when they learn how play the drums.

This weekend, a South Side community center is gearing up for huge sports camp for youngsters. Parents are flocking to get their children in on this female flag football frenzy.

A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls. Camp Mystic nurse Devon Paige shared a video compilation on TikTok of campers from the sleepaway camp dancing,